Traumatic Brain Injuries

The Center for Disease Control (CDC) defines a traumatic brain injury (TBI) as a disruption in the normal function of the brain that can be caused by a bump, blow, or jolt to the head, or penetrating head injury. This happens to about 1.7 million Americans each year. 53,000 deaths, 235,000 trips to the hospital, and 1.1 million trips to the ER each year are because of TBI.  TBI - CA Department of Rehabilitation

People who have traumatic brain injuries can receive services from the TBI program sites and find community resources.

California - Brain Injury Association of America

• Fact Sheet
• Explore different types of brain injury, symptoms, care options, and more. 
• Living with brain injury
• Where to Get Care and Support 
• The Nation’s Oldest and Largest Brain Injury Advocacy Organization

State Resources:

• TBI 101 Presentation
• Traumatic Brain Injury Support Brochure
• 2025 TBI State Plan

Model Systems Knowledge Translation Center (MSKTC)

• A  national center operated by the American Institutes for Research® (AIR®) 
• Collaborates with Model System researchers to translate health information into easy to understand language and formats for people living with spinal cord injury (SCI), traumatic brain injury (TBI), and burn injury and those who support them. 
• The center conducts knowledge translation research, provides knowledge translation support to Model System grantees, and develops and disseminates free research-based resources to help improve rehabilitation outcomes and quality of life for people living with SCI, TBI, and burn injuries.
• The MSKTC is funded by National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research, Administration for Community Living, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services under grant number 90DPKT0009.

An example of one family's journey is visible online:

The family of Josh Luter began posting on Instagram, March 2025, their ongoing progress with him. He was seriously injured in a motorcycle accident April 11, 2021, when he was 19 years old, in Missouri.  The accident resulted in a traumatic brain injury, dissected arteries, multiple strokes, and several broken bones, including a broken tibia, fibula, wrist damage, and a broken nose. The family initiated an online go-fund-me page.

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